mvario, 1 month ago to random

Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna reveal bill aimed at eliminating medical debt | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/08/bernie-sanders-ro-khanna-medical-debt-bill

#UniversalHeathcare #VoteProgressive

mvario, 1 month ago to random

Does It Count As A 'Post-Birth Abortion' When DeSantis Takes Away A Sick Child's Healthcare?

https://www.wonkette.com/p/does-it-count-as-a-post-birth-abortion

#UniversalHeathcare #WomensRightsAreHumanRights

KimPerales, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

Nationalize drug development? "Operation Warp Speed" worked, initially, but then the companies took advantage of the system.

"Pharma giant Novo Nordisk, a company suing to stop Medicare drug price negotiations, spent a record $2.18M in lobbying in the 1Q of this year."
-Accountable.US

#UniversalHeathcare #CorporateGreed #BigPharma

KimPerales, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to random

Kroger has agreed to pay >$1B to settle lawsuits alleging it failed to monitor suspicious orders of addictive pain pills that fueled the nation’s opioid crisis. The co announced Fri it'll pay up to $1.2B to states & local govts, & $36M to Native American tribes over 11 years. The$ adds to >$50B billion in settlements obtained by state & local govts suing opioid-industry players alleged to have flooded the nation with addictive pills. #CorporateGreed #UniversalHeathcare https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/09/08/opioid-lawsuit-settlement-kroger/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social